Delphinus Medical gets $8M for breast cancer detection device

Delphinus Medical Technologies Inc. has received $8 million in funding commitments to further develop an ultrasonic breast cancer detection device that could become an alternative to mammograms.The funding means that Delphinus can finally begin the process of commercializing its SoftVue device, which has undergone about 10 years of research and development.Unlike mammography, which is traditionally [...]

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More Midwest health care startups get fewer investment dollars in first three quarters; Ohio leads in dollars this year

The number of Midwest health care startups receiving investments could set a record this year. However, the startups reported winning far fewer dollars in the first nine months of the year than in either 2008 or 2007.

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Michigan’s Wayne State, Henry Ford Health System may boost research collaboration

Among the items up for discussion: combining the research efforts at both institutions with an emphasis on translational research, and adding a new research center in TechTown, Wayne State’s research and technology park. Wayne State received $115 million in grants last year and does strong research in areas of pediatric medicine and oncology, among others.

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Making clinical trials as fun and interesting as static electricity

The Detroit Science Center will this fall include the clinical-trials process in its new health-care exhibit. It’s created through a $100,000 National Institutes of Health grant and efforts at the University of Michigan Health System to increase the participation in trials. But can informed consent be fun?

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